VALDOSTA, Ga. – In a match that featured four of the ITA/Oracle Top 40 NCAA Division II men's tennis players the No. 5 ranked Blazers of Valdosta State earned a 6-3 decision over Auburn Montgomery at the VSU Tennis Courts on Monday afternoon.
 
MATCH NOTES
• AUM falls to 6-6 on the year with a 4-3 mark in the GSC
• The Blazers improve to 8-2 overall and 5-0 in league play.
• The Warhawks are now 1-5 against nationally ranked opponents this season.

QUOTING THE COACH
"The men were so close to pulling off an upset," said head coach Yair Banuelos. "Playing against a top team with one less player was challenging, but we came here with the mindset of playing one point at a time, no matter the situation. Unfortunately it came down to a few points in some tiebreakers. I am very proud of the fighting spirit that we are showing."
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
• No. 1 Singles: #40 Eban Straker-Meads defeated #17 Jordi Mas 3-6, 6-4, 10-8.
• No. 2 Singles: #18 Florian Simbozel defeated #35 Alvaro Terron 2-6, 6-0, 7-6.
• No. 3 Singles: Francisco Jimenez defeated Fernando Rivas 6-3, 6-4.
• No. 4 Singles: Francisco Yim Kim defeated Santiago Veglia 6-1, 6-1.
• No. 5 Singles: Davis Stewart defeated Giovanni Bellio 6-0, 7-6
• No. 6 Singles: VSU won by default.
 
• No. 1 Doubles: Mas and Simbozel defeated Jimenez and Terron 8-4.
• No. 2 Doubles: Straker-Meads and Veglia defeated Rivas and Yim Kim 8-6.
• No. 3 Doubles: VSU won by default.
 
ORDER OF FINISH
SINGLES – 6, 4, 3, 5, 1, 2
DOUBLES – 3, 1, 2
 
UP NEXT
The Warhawks will be back in action on Thursday when they travel to Cleveland, Tenn., to take on GSC foe Lee University. The match is set to begin at 1 p.m. on the campus of the Flames.
 
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